What’s the most used data service in the world? You might find the answer surprising

What's the most used data service in the world? You might find the answer surprising

No, it’s not email, Facebook or even Twitter. It’s actually good ol’ SMS text messaging.

There’s over 4.2 billion people texting worldwide, with 6.1 trillion SMS messages sent in 2010 – working out at 193,430 texts per second.

And that’s a lorra lorra data.

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What's the most used data service in the world? You might find the answer surprising

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One Comment on “What’s the most used data service in the world? You might find the answer surprising”

  1. With mobiles from around £10, all but the very poorest in the world can now afford a phone.

    Paying for the credit is another matter, mind!!

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